Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-22

sC@S VI tie Willie III
y ri Worth yesterday, purchased from
Ae hunman Implement Company fifty
, horse power hosting engine and an eighty
! horse power boiler to be used in the
mines, and they were at once shipped to
their destination. Professor Ralston, the
eminent geologist from Chicago, and
State Geoiogist Broadhead of Missouri,
both pronounce the coal excellent, and
the former says that this coal being in
proximity to Fort Worth will make this
city the Birmingham of Texas. The John
son brothers have shown great energy
and determination in developing their
mine.
Colonel Morgan Jones, president Of the
Fort Worth and Denver, SAID last night
that the engineers of the company would
to-day begin to run line from Hodge to
Fort Worth, on which it was desired
to build the track into this
city. When this line is run
our citizens will know exactly where the
right of way is desired and can act &C
cordingly. a gentleman said to a Ga
zETTE man last night that he owned a
piece of land which the track would
probably cross, and he would not be an
obstacle in the way of the road coming
in. He said further, that he had told
Colonel Smith what he would do
in the premises. Now is the time
for the citizens of Fort Worth
to aid the company, as General
Dodge and President Jones desire. Let
every citizen put his shoulder to the
Wheel let every owner of land deal most
literally with the company, and the prom
iGp nf (rpnnrol DO6nl q nd praGi1nnt TnnnG
will surely be fulfilled, that the company
would build it's own track to their lands
here within ninety days, and that an i'm
meDse roundhouse and repair shops
would then be placed here. Let no delay
occur in this matter and the benefits will
be immediate. Help the Fort Worth and
Denver to that right of way.
Mr.. Zeb Jenkins OF Grapevine was in
Fort Worth yesterday and his attention
vas called to the fact that a special in
THE GAZETTE from Grapevine said the
citizens of Grapevine were not making
an effort to raise the magnificent subsidy
asked by the Dallas, Archer and Pacific,
and that they had not prom
ised to do so, and the
further fact that the Dallas
News special from Roanoke said Grape
vine was enthusiastic ct the Dallas prop
osition and had agreed to comply with
the demands of the company, and the still
further fact that at Decatur the speakers
had stated that Grapevine had agreed to
give the subsidy. The first statement
and the latter too, could not be made to
harmonic. Would Mr. jenkins state
which of the stories was the truth? Mr..
jenkins said that the bonus asked by The
Dallas, Archer and Pacific from Grape
vine would amount TO considerably over
$50, 900. That when the company's rep
resentatives made their proposition the
Grapevine people told the Dallas men
that no doubt they were sincere In the
proposition made, but the citizens of
Grapevine begged to assure the Dallas
committee that they we're equally sincere
when they told them they could most
certainly not comply with the demands. |
No one st Grapevine dreams of agre eing to
pay the bonus asked and no one at
Grapevine is exerting himself to secure
the Dallas, Archer and Pacific. There |
are other fecJs in the possession of |
TIE GAZETTE which may be given later. |
Let the truth be told if |
the heavens fall and If !
Dallas does not get other |
towns to build her railroads. 1t is stated |
that correct information OF what was |
done and said at Grapevine can be OBJ
tanned from Grapevine people, direct,
going to Roanoke to get the
news.